Declaration of Readiness (Modified Stage 2)

Getting Started

In support of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Meaningful Use Incentive Program, the Mississippi State Department of Health supports electronic submission of the following public health data.

Eligible Hospitals

Eligible Hospitals (EHs) and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) scheduled to be
in Stage 1 in 2015 must meet two measures. EHs and CAHs scheduled to be in
Stage 2 in 2015 must meet three measures. All EHs and CAHs in 2016 and 2017
must meet three measures.

Eligible Professionals

Eligible Professionals (EPs) scheduled to be in
Stage 1 in 2015 must meet one measure and an EP scheduled to be in Stage
2 in 2015 must meet two measures. All EPs must meet two measures in 2016 and
2017.

Note: Providers who do not administer immunizations but have registered intent to interface with the Mississippi Immunization registry will need to select a specialized registry more applicable to the practice need. Providers with zero immunization volume will not be placed onto a waiting list or through the testing and production phases.

Syndromic Surveillance
(Only if:
1. Utilizing a hospital’s EHR
and included in the hospital’s Syndromic Surveillance interface
2. Utilizing a separate EHR and the
hospital’s HIT infrastructure, such that one interface includes both the
hospital’s and clinic’s Syndromic Surveillance data.)